PSX Copy FAQ

1. Are the PSX CDs protected in anyway?
   
2. How to copy PSX CDs with NERO?
   
3. How to copy PSX CDs with CDRWin?
   
4. How to copy PSX CDs with Prassi?
   
5. How to copy PSC CDs with DiskJuggler?
   
6. How to copy PSX CDs with CD Wizard?
   
7. How to copy PSX CDs with Gear?
   
8. How can you play copied CDs on your PSX?
   

• The most of the CDs are not protected. There are however exceptions; Some CDs have 'unreadable files' on them which makes it impossible to copy them with sofware like Easy CD Creator.
  
• A game like Medievil is heavily protected and u need a crack to copy it. When u copy it without the crack then everything seems okay until u get to level 4...
  

• Start NERO (http://www.ahead.de) and insert the PSX disk into your CD reader (either your cd-rom drive or your cd-recorder). If u have problems reading the disk then always try to read it with the recorder.
  
• Choose from the menu the 'CD copy' option.
  
• On the 'Image' tab select the drive and directory where u want to store the image file (700 MB will do for any CD).
  
• Uncheck the 'on-the-fly' option on the 'Copy options' page. Also select here the reader u want to use (so either your cd-rom drive or your cd-recorder).
  
• Set the read speed to 1 speed for best results.
  
• Go to the 'Read options' tab and select:
  
  - 'Read media catalog number and ISRC (slower)
  
  - 'Ignore illigal TOC (Table of contents) type'
  
  - Unreadable data: 'Continue copying'
  
  - Data Mode 1: 'Force raw reading - write uncorrected'
  
  - Data Mode 2: 'Force raw reading - write uncorrected'
  
  - Read audio with subchannel
  
  - Ignore read errors
  
  - Jitter correction
  
  
• On the 'Burn' tabpage select: write speed 1 speed.
  
• Burn!
  

Option 1:

• Start CDRWin (www.goldenhawk.com) and select the Copy Disk option.
  
• Leave all the settings at their defaults and click on Next. If you have troubles reading the disk then change data and audio reading speed to 1 x.
  
• On this Copy Settings menu select 'Copy To Image File' and type in a name and directory for the image file.
  
• Leave all the settings at their deafault and only change: set 'Reading Error Options' to Ignore.
  
• Click on 'Finish'.
  
• After the image file has been created return to the main menu screen and select 'Record Disk'.
  
• Click on 'Load Cue Sheet' and go to the directory where u have created the image file and select it.
  
• Start Recording!
  

Option 2:

• Start CDRWin (http://www.goldenhawk.com) and select the Extract Disk option.
  
• Leave all their settings at their defaults!
  
• Select Create Image file.
  
• After completion go back to the main menu screen and select Record Disk
  
• Click on 'Load Cue Sheet' and go to the directory where u have created the image file and select it.
  
• Start Recording!
  

• Start Prassi CD-Right Plus (http://www.prassi.com).
  
• Do not change any of the settings and make an image of the PSX on your harddisk. Prassi will even recognise the Sony Playstation disk!
  
• After finished...burn the image!
  
• Recommended settings are 1 or 2 speed recording!
  
• Prassi has no problems with audio tracks shorter then 4 seconds and does not seem to be bothered by bad blocks as copy protection.
  

• Start Padus DiskJuggler v 1.05.269 (http://www.padus.com).
  
• Select the 'CD Player to CD Recorder' option.
  
• No need to change any of the settins except the writing speed. This program can do 4x writing on-the-fly but be sure to first a test run to make sure that your system is fast enough to support this. DiskJuggler is a very stable program though it uses a technology called "Definable Ram Cache" which makes it almost impossible to create a buffer underrun.
  
• Write!
  

• Start CD Wizard v4.5 (http://www.vob.de).
  
• Select the 'Tool' and then 'CD Copy'.
  
• Select in the 'Details' field: 'ignore read errors'.
  
• An image on your harddisk will be created.
  
• After creation burn it!
  

• Start Gear V4.0 (http://www.electroson.com).
  
• Insert the original CD into your drive and select 'disc info & highlight track 1 + copy track.
  
• In CD type + setting select CUE SHEET.Click on cue sheet editor & find copied track 1 file & drag it to my cue sheet.
  
• Double click on track 1 in the my cue sheet and change from 2352 to 2336.
  
• Click view CDR-Drive & copy all other audio tracks by
  highlighting & dragging them to the my cue sheet.
  
• Click close & save the cue sheet.
  
• Write and/or test your disc.
  

• Install a MOD-chip into your PSX
  
  You have to solder a small chip with 4 or 5 wires attached to it in to your machine. For this you will have to open it and remove various parts before you can acces the place where u can solder the chip! So only use this method if you know something about electronics / soldering!!!
  
  
  Pricing: between $7 and $10.
  
• Plug a game-enhancer into your PSX
  
  This piece does the same trick buy you don't have to open your machine; just plug it in to the I/O port on the back of the PSX (like a Action Replay or Game Shark).
  
  Pricing: between $15 and $17.
  

Note that some PSX games are copy protected (Medievil) and require special measurments (e.g. a crack). We do NOT supply info for this (yet).



Questions about copying PSX games... do NOT mail us!!! This FAQ is all we know about Playstation copying!!!



Source of this FAQ: CD Freaks with help from Dirk, MnC, Chronos, Swat CDs.